Hello readers! It has been a while, I started to lose confidence in this sequel since the original was a hit. But thanks to you, the readers, reviewers, favorites and followers gave me motivation and I have multiple chapters written up and ready for you all! So thanks for everyone that stayed with this story! Hope you all enjoy!
Marie grunted in annoyance by how powerful the boundary spell was, it was exhausting to try to push out the spell but she is one of the most powerful beings and it irritated her by how much magic it must have taken the witches to hold the residence inside.
Marie had barricaded the door, but she knew it would not hold. Marie cursed in annoyance gazing out of the window to determine the boundary spell, there has to be multiple layers. Marie's eyes widen in realization the bloody doll… Glaring out of the window she noticed the doll head on the fence, probably a dark object.
Marie turned around as the door broke down she smirked slightly, "Look we don't have to fight." Marie flickered her hand pushing the group of witches across the hallway. "I'm not just a vampire, honestly thought this hatred between species would have ended centuries ago." Luckily most of the witches in here are unable to control their magic.
The best thing she can do is have a little session of hide and seek, holding off the witches with magic would ultimately drain her and she was not sure how long Kol will be. Marie flashed downstairs into another small space, she attempted with texting Klaus, Rebekah, and Elijah hopefully they would come prepared to break her out if they wanted the journal from the witch who supposedly cursed the Crescent wolves.
Marie muttered a cloaking spell on herself to hide herself better, she sighed in tiredness of the amount of energy she has used up. Closing her eyes, she attempted the boundary spell once more, she cringed in pain as a shock of energy rush through her. Marie turned slightly as she held her breath concentrating on her cloaking spell, while the woman that she stole the journal from glanced around the room.
"I can sense you, that power… I'm different from the other witches here. I'm not broken, I steal power, I learned this art from sacrificial magic. As old as you are, your methods of gaining magic is not as powerful as mine." The woman glanced around. Marie narrowed her eyes, this woman is not the first person she has come across that stole magic from others.
Marie revealed herself, "Let's see about that, guess you don't know who I am." Marie threw the woman back holding her on the wall with her magic.
"I know who you are, but you do not know who I am. I'm Eva."
Marie tilt her head, "And your name is significant because….?"
"I'm a master of dark sacrificial magic. No other power is greater." Eva grins darkly Marie blinked as the woman's aura became black and dark surging with different colors of her witch victims. Marie seen this before, Demetri was the first person she seen that had his aura of magic that had mixed into the auras of the magic he stole from young witches. Only difference, Demetri is a vampire collecting magic from spelled charms to wield magic, this woman mixed her own dark magic that corrupted the stolen magic.
Eva's hands glowed, Marie grunted as she was skidded back by the magic Eva pushed towards her. "I've dealt with someone like you before. He was more impressive." Marie remarked flashing towards Eva and colliding her fist to Eva's temple. Marie brushed her hands glancing down at the unconscious woman now since that is taken care of back to more important things.
Davina glanced around nervously at the crowd of people that came to see the ritual. Klaus seemed impatient for the ritual as though something was troubling him. She never would have thought the oldest creatures on the planet would have anything that worried them. Davina exhaled shakily feeling the overwhelming power backfiring onto her, as signaling another episode would overcome her. Davina freeze up feeling a gaging reflex that suffocated her, while she spat up quarts of water that seem like it would never end.
Marcel held her shoulders as she cried through each gasp of air as the water seized. "Don't worry, it's going to be over soon." Marcel reassured her with a slight back rub, a storm brewed instantly in the sky. Everyone glanced up at the sky as lightning lit up the dark cloudy skies, as Davina's throwing up of water stopped and the rain began.
Klaus scowled as the rain drenched him, at this rate his phone, like everyone else's, would most likely be drowned. Klaus noticed Rebekah peering in the back hidden from the crowd of witches. As the witches prepared the Harvest, Klaus made his way to Rebekah.
Klaus peered at her intensely Rebekah sighed, "You got a message from Marie as well. I had to give it to Kol, he was right on how we should have left things alone. Marie wouldn't be trapped in a spell bound house if it weren't for you meddling in Marcel's wolf clean up."
Klaus narrowed his eyes, "You really think this is my fault? She did this on her own account. After this bloody ceremony is over and Davina is resurrected, the girl could be the only one that is powerful enough to break that boundary spell."
Rebekah looked at him with doubt, "Marie said there is a doll head on the fence, a dark object can easily be dealt with."
"Do you want to risk it backfiring and Marie is trapped in that bloody place forever?" Klaus growled.
Rebekah rolled her eyes, "Find Kol, he is specialized in dark objects and he would always help if it involves Marie."
"He is locked away –."
"Bloody hell Nik –."
"It was Marie, she told me that he was so enraged he couldn't be reasoned with, so she put him down." Klaus remarked.
"Revive him if this Harvest promises of bringing back the dead is hoax, just in case." Rebekah pressed Klaus nodded just as the ceremony began.
Elijah was surprised to get a message from Marie, considering how their relationship was still shaky, he hoped with her reaching out to him signifies that she forgives the past. He followed the directions to the house she was trapped in, he peered up at the house under the umbrella noticing the house gave off an eerie feeling.
He mused over the body-less doll on the fence unsure if he should remove it. He put his phone to his ear glancing up at the house for Marie, "I'm at the gate, now do I take the doll off the gate or do I turn it…?"
Elijah raised his eyebrow by the noise he heard over the phone, sounded like everything in the house was getting destroyed. Marie seemed to be panting over the phone as she clearly was holding off the number of witches within the house, "Uh I don't know much on curses, maybe taking the doll off the gate would destroy the boundary spell? But you aren't magical Elijah, there could be a counter spell that breaks the spell."
Elijah mused over the object, "Doesn't destroying curse objects break the spell?"
"Why not? I tried multiple times with counter boundary spells and failed to break it, can try the old fashion method of burning things." Marie responded amusedly, Elijah could tell she was exhausted by her voice. Elijah felt his pockets, he had an old habit of carrying matches since the invention of tobacco pipes. Elijah prayed him being a magical creature would be enough to destroy the bloody doll head.
There was more commotion from the other end Marie grunted, "Hope it works, I would need you to come and get me after this spell."
Elijah raised his eyebrows in concern as he lit the doll on fire, its face eerie became more sinister as flames engulf it, murmurs of voices whispered in the wind as the disfigured face became ash.
The witches were able to get through Marie's blockade, at this point Marie was ready to knock out everyone within the house she was just waiting for one of her relatives to be on site in case the lack of energy engulfs her by the multiple powerful spells she had done in the course of the day. Marie muttered a spell, its power illuminated around her body. Marie screamed in pain as she let out the force of energy its wave threw every witch off their feet. Every window exploded, as if a typhoon had come upon them. Marie's eyes became heavy as her body diminished its strength. Marie fell to her knees just as Elijah's figure stood over her.
Marie gave him a tired smile, "Hello Uncle, glad to see the old fashion way works better."
Elijah gave her a ghost of a smile as he scooped her up in his arms. Marie shivered slightly as a breeze picked up through the house and the sky released its tears. Elijah peered around the destruction Marie had caused, witches littered the floor unconscious. Elijah minded the bodies as he stepped over them, Marie frowned her eyes were closed sensing something growing within the house.
"Elijah do you feel something?" Marie mumbled tiredly as she sensed a dark presence that awakened within the house. Elijah nodded, he made a note to himself to return to this place when Marie wasn't with him.
Elijah flashed away from the witch house, sending a quick text to ensure his siblings that Marie was safe.
The storm picked up, wind blew open the front door rain pooled the floor. Blood dripped from the stairs above into the river below. Bodies piled the second story's floor, a lone figure gleamed down at the floor. Green eyes scanned the broken witch house, a dark satisfied grin erupted on the figure's face. A slender hand hovered over the stair's railing, admiring the amount of energy that lingered the air. Oh Marie, a lack of consciousness for hiding your magic would bring trouble in the horizon.
Klaus noticed Marcel cringe as Davina's neck was slit, he frowned sympathetic for Marcel is fearing for his daughter's life. Klaus watched as the witches finished their muttering, the Reaping was completed but Klaus could sense the uneasiness of the witches when minutes drew longer, and Davina has not awoken. Marcel's voice was shaky but filled with anger, "How long will this take?!"
No one said a word, Marcel grew angrier, "Well?!"
Agnes whispered, "This can't be, the magic is gone." Agnes felt the girls' magic being released back to the earth, but the magic disappeared across the cemetery. Was the ritual only intended to return the magic to the earth rather than life?
Klaus noticed Rebekah's nervousness as Marcel unraveled screaming over Davina's blood coated body. Rebekah glanced at Klaus, "It did not work, our relationship with Marcel is in ruins."
Klaus didn't allow his nervousness to show because he was slightly concerned with the backlash he and his family would endure. Klaus squeezed her shoulder comfortably, "We have the same enemy, he would take his wrath on them before us." Rebekah didn't seem too convinced, Klaus looked at her again, uncertain if she was crying out of sympathy towards Marcel or if the rain is playing tricks on his eyes.
Klaus watched as Marcel snapped from the despair into a roar of utter rage… Klaus mused over the memories that came to him of when Marie's human life ended in violence, and his humanity snapped resulting in a killing spree. Klaus pulled Rebekah lightly just as Marcel stood up, his face turned sadistic, "We should go…" Rebekah nods quickly as they disappeared into the shadows.
Elijah laid Marie in her bed, he glanced over her. Marie and him haven't been on talking terms lately, but he was slightly relieved that she was opening herself up in forgiving him. Elijah tucked her hair back behind her ear, he remembered when she was a child he would always tell her stories of knights. Back then all of his siblings took part in raising her, as time went on everyone had their own agendas. Lately he was too caught up on appearances in the community he hasn't been focused on his family.
Elijah frowns as the door swung open as Rebekah and Klaus came in drenched with solemn looks upon their faces. "Davina?" Elijah asked.
"She didn't get resurrected like they promised, Marcel is raining down hell." Rebekah replied.
Elijah peered at Klaus, "Will he hold you accountable?"
Klaus glared, "I only went against him to ensure Marie's well-being, I will throw it back in his face and tell him he would do the same if he was in my situation. Speaking of Marie, I need to wake up the idiot so he can get Marie out of that bloody house –."
"I was able to free Marie, she is asleep upstairs." Elijah reassured Klaus just as Klaus was about to go to the cellar.
Klaus relaxed slightly, "One less thing to worry about."
Elijah shook his head, "When Marie was freed from the house, we both felt this dark presence, I am planning to go back there when I dropped Marie back at the house."
Klaus exhaled in annoyance, "Wonderful. I hope it was just the black magic breaking."
Elijah only nodded not wanting to overwhelm Klaus, Elijah came to pat Klaus on the back as he exited the house.
Rebekah sighed, "I'm starting to think this city despises us with how many inconveniences we come across."
Klaus rolled his eyes, "Stop being so dramatic." Klaus walked upstairs to changed out of his damped clothes and went to check on Marie.
Klaus leaned on the door frame softly gazing at Marie's exhausted figure. Slowly he sat on the edge of the bed twirling her hair between his thumb and finger, a habit he still had whenever he checked up on her after overwhelming ordeals. Marie murmured shifting slightly to make room for Klaus to lean on the bed frame with his feet up and arm around her.
"Kol and Davina…safe?" Marie asked dreamily, Klaus ran his hand through her hair to ease her back to sleep.
"You should be worrying about yourself." Klaus whispered, Marie seemed to scowl at that remark.
"'m okay, the ritual… Kol planning to break me out… he doesn't know…" Marie mumbled Klaus raised an eyebrow in confusion, he noticed she was slowly waking up.
"Marie, Kol's in a box down stairs." Klaus responded slightly concerned if she felt guilty in daggering Kol.
Marie opened her eyes, blinking slowly as she became conscious of her surroundings. Marie gave Klaus a small smile, "You were worried about me huh?" Marie knew when Klaus was distraught he would always find his way to her, so he can relax.
Klaus narrowed his eyes examining her, "Yes, especially when you are speaking about nonsense."
Marie blinked in confusion, "If I said anything when I was sleeping you shouldn't believe that rubbish."
Klaus hummed in response, keeping her dreamy responses noted. Klaus added, "Elijah told me there was some sort of dark presence at the witch asylum?"
Marie nodded slowly, "Elijah was able to break the boundary spell, I used up so much of my energy I was barely conscious when Elijah came inside. But I could feel the growing presence coming alive in that house, it was strong and dark."
Klaus growls balling his hand into a fist I swear Marie needs to stay away from these witches. "If I were you, I would keep a low profile. You might have unleashed all those crazed witches, but don't worry yourself over that, they won't last undetected in this city." Especially with Marcel on a witch hunt.
Marie froze, uncertain of the presence she felt was one of the witches she confronted before. Most of the witches were too far gone to concentrate enough dark magic. Marie slightly nodded to make sure her father believed his reasoning, but she knew breaking that boundary unleashed something dark and old into the city.
Elijah's eyes widen in shock, blood painted the floor and walls – the occupants of the house were spread out lifeless. Elijah minded where he stepped as he went inside many of the bodies were on the main floor, however he noticed the second floor wasn't spared of the bloodshed. Elijah found himself upstairs examining the bodies, he couldn't fully be sure without Klaus's sense of smell, but he came to the conclusion that the second-floor witches were the first to be murdered judging by the slight difference of the body temperature.
He inspected each room noticing one door slightly opened, it led to another stair case. Elijah could feel the remnants of powerful magic in the air as he climbed further. A glass coffin was the sole object within the room, Elijah uneasily stared at it. Elijah pulled out his phone, "My apologizes for waking you, something killed all the witches. Whatever it was resided in a coffin –."
Klaus's voice grumbled on the other end, "Wonderful."
Kol had to admit, when vampires lose someone they love all hell breaks loose. Kol watched in smugness as Marcel shredded the elders of the witch community, it was bound to happen. Kol kneeled next to Davina's bloody body Kol glanced over her Sorry it came to this love, but I rather gamble your life then Marie's.
Kol peered up slightly seeing Marcel slugging towards him. Kol could feel Kaleb's nervous presence as Marcel came near, Kol shook off the teen's emotions. To be honest, after all the fuss about the Harvest, he would have thought the ancestors would bring back good faith to the community.
Kol put on a sympathetic look as Marcel clutched Davina again, "I'm sorry for your loss, she was a sweet girl." Marcel bawled, Kol took that cue to leave before Marcel decides to make every witch in New Orleans extinct.
Kol sighed thinking of how pissed Marie will be after he's hanged up on her, On to saving my damsel in distress.
Kaleb pushed his presence on Kol's conscious, So you never cared about Davina?
Kol rolled his eyes, "Stop being a love-sick teenager, you just met her. Besides by how much hell Marcel is bringing onto the witches, I'm sure the ancestors would resurrect her if they were planning to or not. Do all humans get so sentimental?"
Do you have any human emotions? Kaleb asked in a disgust tone.
Kol smirked, "Rarely, depends on the person I'm with." His family brings him many human emotions, not all the good kind, but at least spark some personality. Kol remembered when he first left his family back when they realized they can turn mere humans to vampires, it was just indifferent relations he had with people during that time. To be honest, Kol never cared much for humans, for they were just a cowardice short lived race.
Had you always felt that way? Kaleb asked, Kol growls even his own thoughts were known by this boy. "Look, after a thousand years you'll see default traits amongst humans. When they see something horrifying they mostly choose to flee, but with the supernatural community, there is a higher chance of a good show. Humans fall victim to their own fears, and vampires target that weakness. The problem with witches and werewolves is that they can be subjected to those default traits of humans, vampires are more adapted to be less bothered by these things. Why you think everyone in this city hates vampires? Vampires only motivation is self-preservation."
Can't imagine being an emotionless robot. Kaleb remarked Kol sighed in annoyance.
"When something so painful happens in life, vampires can push that pain back easier than other beings. I will teach you something, when we come across other vampires, pay attention on how they act. Different people deal with vampirism in different ways some with violence, seduction, reserved list can go on it all depends on what they want other people to see them as. Vampires actually have heightened emotions, to deal with the negative emotions we just brush it aside because dwelling on it would be chaos." Kol explained hoping it would shut down anymore remarks. Kol added, "A clear example is Marcel, when Davina died for a few moments he was depressed, the pain was too much for him, so he turned that negative emotion to violence. Vampires are considered to be the most violent creatures because the pain and anger is heightened tenfold, leading us to lash out. Now, are we down with this educational lesson?"
Kaleb said nothing, Kol grins in victory of silencing the nuisance. That explains a lot about you. Kaleb's voice was barely heard, Kol successfully tweaked Kaleb's ability to hold his conscious. Having the ability to muster magic again was starting to become less of an exciting opportunity for Kol because random human emotions were starting to bother him, as a vampire he wouldn't think much of it. Davina's death shouldn't impact him at all because he barely knew the girl, but now the grieving feeling is slowly bubbling up inside him and he hated it. Now he understands why humans are always overexaggerating everything, it's because subconsciously they feel the emotions that they are supposed to feel during certain events even though they have no personal attachment to these events.
"How about this, first thing tomorrow I get Marie to take me out of your body. Clearly neither one of us likes one another, plus I don't like being in a fragile state. With most of the witches gone you should be fine, I would just stay away from New Orleans until the witch trials are finished." Kol remarked to the conscious.
Kol stopped in his tracks finding himself in front of the Dowager Fauline Cottage, he noticed the barrier had been broken. Kol learned about this place from other New Orleans vampires, the witches used this place as a makeshift prison for their members that step out of line. Until recently, Marcel decided there will be no magic and played as the judge, jury, and executioner making the purpose of this house useless.
Kol huffed smirking, leave it to Marie to get out without telling me so I had to waste my time coming here, some payback.
Kol frowns squinting at the windows, most of the lights were on, but he couldn't see any movement within the house. Kol had one of those human gut feelings again, this time it being a sort of nervousness. Kol rolled his eyes at the stupid emotion as he walked up to the front door.
It hit him, he could sense dark magic lingering behind the door. Kol's hand hovered over the knob, he gritted his teeth as he had difficulty forcing his body to move forward, really, I'm afraid of a door? Kol threw open the door, he was taken aback by the ghastly scene.
"Bloody hell…" Kol remarked gazing around bodies were everywhere, no one was spared they had no chance.
The scene drew Kaleb back to consciousness Marie did this?
Kol was able to throw away the emotion of fear as he walked through the half-dried blood, "No, Marie isn't like this, she would had easily found ways to avoid killing these people when she broke the boundary. Marie rarely kill mortals, and these witches aren't her type to kill – she likes to kill humans that enjoy killing innocents. This was just sport to test out power." Whoever released this much dark magic was the perpetrator. Kol felt the lingering magic growing stronger as he went towards the staircase. Kol brushed his hand over the blood coated railing, curiously he licked the sample from his hand, he grimaced it was abnormal how his taste buds for blood is completely changed, the blood even tasted different.
Why did you do that?! Kaleb exclaimed in horror. Kol laughed, "I was curious, a little blood won't kill you." Kol put his attention back to the bodies, he noticed a slight foot print on the edge of a blood pool. Kol flinched as he heard angry whispers of the spirits as he neared a second staircase. Kol barely caught Kaleb's voice over the spirits the spirits are warning me to go back, Kol I think we should listen.
"Tell them to bugger off." Kol remarked, the spirits have nothing better to do than to torment the living.
A coffin came to his view as he came to the top of the stairs. Kol felt the dark magic pouring out of the coffin as if it was a womb for whatever creature resided in it. Kol was drawn towards the coffin as if it were luring him.
Kol placed his hand onto the coffin, he gasped as the dark magic collided with his own. Kol shut his eyes feeling a rush of energy hitting him, Kol was thrown back across the room – flashes of emotion and images hit him just as he hit the wall.
Klaus glared up at the house, Elijah was right, there was a lingering darkness in the air. Klaus glanced at Elijah, "Were the witches killed by a vampire?"
Elijah shrugs, "You have a better sense of smell." Klaus smirked slightly, Klaus inhaled distinguishing Elijah's and Marie's scent, but he also picked up two other scents.
"I got two scents fresher than yours and Marie's. One partially is fairly recent." Klaus replied as he got nearer to the house the smell of different blood was overwhelming, "I didn't realize how many witches died here until the mixed of different bloods."
Elijah opened the door revealing the blood bath. Klaus remarked, "I wonder how long it would take for the neighbors to find this house full of corpses." Elijah shook his head, it was too soon to joke.
Klaus and Elijah glanced up just as a loud crash came from upstairs. Flashing upstairs they found a boy muttering curses clutching his head in pain. Klaus narrowed his eyes recognizing him, "You're the boy with Davina Claire."
Kol's head was throbbing in pain, he clutched his head to make sure he wasn't bleeding. Kol heard a gurgle voice he glanced up, his vision was slightly blurred. Damn that was a hard hit. Kol blinked a couple of times until his eyes focused. Kol jumped up seeing both of his brothers staring at him, Klaus was taking a menacing step towards him.
Kol put a hand through his hair and he smirked slightly, "Fancy meeting you here."
Klaus growls, "What are you doing here?"
Kol blinked, he forgot how terrible it felt having a head injury. The incident came back to him his eyes widened looking between both of his brothers, "Nik –Elijah she's going after Marie!"
Klaus flashed towards him grabbing him by the neck, Klaus's eyes went dark, "What did you say?"
Elijah frowns hearing Klaus's nickname that Kol and Rebekah casually uses. Elijah gripped onto Klaus's shoulder, "Niklaus, let him go."
Klaus snarls, "Why should I?" Kol gasped clawing at Klaus's arm, this was the main reason why Kol hated humans because during a life and death moment they are weak. Kol couldn't muster any words, he glanced at Elijah pleading him.
"He called you Nik. We haven't seen Kol in weeks…" Elijah reasoned peering at the boy who was kicking and clawing to break free.
Klaus turned back to the boy staring deep in his eyes, seeing the scared pleads for life. Klaus remembered Marie muttering nonsense of Kol going to the house not knowing of the dark presence in her sleep. Klaus dropped him, Kol held his neck coughing harshly. Kol breathed heavily as he struggled to stand up.
Klaus narrowed his eyes, "How is this possible?"
Kol smirked as he held himself up, "You should thank Marie, she is such a darling when it comes to helping her favorite uncle. You really shouldn't had made that dagger threat, it was nice of Marie to get me away from you lot. I honestly feel so reenergized being away from your world domination plots." Both Klaus and Elijah stared at him, it was definitely Kol.
Klaus growls, "And you sided yourself with Davina Claire –."
"Only because Marie asked me to help her under the radar since the whole ancestor threat. When I found out they gave you a different offer I was all set with sacrificing her." Kol remarked.
"Then why did you fight back?" Klaus demanded, after all this time Kol was Davina's guardian it would have been easier if he would have just delivered her.
Kol winked, "I just wanted to see how long you lasted against me with magic."
Klaus snarls, "Why you little –." Elijah held Klaus back, Kol grins at him mockingly as he distanced himself from the heated Hybrid.
Elijah glared at both of them, "Enough. Kol, before Klaus attacked you, you said that someone was after Marie?"
Kol's eyes widened remembering the urgent information. "It's so hard to explain, it came at me through flashes of images and emotions when I touched the coffin." Kol closed his eyes recovering from his concussion and thought back to what he saw. Kol explained as he rethought of the experience, "There was so much anger and jealousy mixed with raw energy there was flashes of a woman ripping a little girl from her mother, and the whole emotions that were thrown at me were directed to Marie as though she was next."
Klaus rolled his eyes remarking sarcastically, "Oh a kidnapper, how can we ever go up against that."
Kol glared at him, "This must be the first time you had never overreacted about Marie. It's just this feeling I got, whatever this woman is she, she is old and powerful. The dark presence in this house isn't the kidnapper – the encounter I had had two distinctive energy, the older woman is much older and powerful."
Klaus stared at him, rage building inside him, "I swear I'm going to exterminate every bloody witch until magic is lost forever."
Elijah frowns, "Is there anything else?"
Kol thought for a moment, "Give me a minute, I forgot how difficult it is to think when you get a head injury as a human." Kaleb came to his conscious there were names that were mentioned in the memories Freya and Esther. Kol looked at Elijah and Klaus seriously, "Esther has some part in it, and another named Freya."
Klaus snarls punching the wall, "Of course that woman brings more danger to this family. If this is another attempt for her to get her claws into Marie I will make her third death so tortuous she would never dare to resurface again."
Elijah pondered over the name, he was sure he heard of it somewhere. "If this presence is tied to Esther we need to prepare ourselves."
Marie glanced over to Klaus noticing he held a far away scowl throughout breakfast. Marie peered at Elijah, he held an indifferent expression.
Rebekah gave Marie a curious glance, clearly, she was out of the loop as well. "Is something wrong?"
Klaus finally made eye contact with Marie, "I'm sorry to tell you this, but the Harvest didn't go as planned. Davina was not resurrected."
"What…? Why would the ancestors lie to their people?" Marie whispered gazing down at her plate, feeling a loss of appetite.
"I don't know sweetheart." Klaus responded reaching over to squeeze her hand in comfort, "I know how you felt responsible for her, but it was not your fault the witches forced Davina's hand to do the sacrifice." Davina's death wasn't on his mind, but he felt he should give Marie time to process one thing at a time, rather throwing every threat imaginable that will come their way.
Marie stood from the table, "Please excuse me." Marie turned away and left the house. Klaus had the urge to keep Marie under the same roof, so he can keep a close eye on her if anything suspicious occurred.
Rebekah narrowed her eyes examining her brothers, "What is it? I doubt Davina's death and Marcel would hold your attentions for this long."
Klaus said nothing, at this moment he felt like everything was falling apart drastically and for the first time in a long time he felt uncertain about the fate of his family.
Elijah noticed Klaus's inner struggle to keep himself from exploding. Elijah sighs looking at Rebekah deciding to start at the beginning, "When Marie was trapped in that house, I was able to break the boundary spell while she neutralizes the witches inside. The magic took too much energy out of her. But something awakened from that energy, we felt a dark presence and I took Marie to safety before we encountered it. But when I came back all the witches were slaughtered, with the dark magic still lingering there."
"What do you think it is?" Rebekah asked.
Klaus snapped his eyes to her glaring, "Not what, but who."
Rebekah stared at him for a long minute, not appreciating his attitude. Elijah cleared his throat and continued, "Apparently Marie had Kol transfer his mind into a warlock and he been keeping taps for her with Davina. Kol went to find Marie at the house but found himself with vital information about this person."
Klaus slammed his fist on the table, "And apparently this person has ties to Esther. I cannot stand to see her face again; the dead is supposed to stay buried."
"And you didn't tell Marie this?" Rebekah shouted, after all the secrets Klaus should have known better to tell everyone everything so they are prepared.
Klaus growls, "Marie is still haunted by Esther using her to get to this plane, it is bad enough that Marie had to let another bloody spirit use her in exchange for her to be able to bring Kol back to life. I will not allow my daughter to go through that again. The four of us can deal with these mysterious witches without Marie."
Elijah gave a nervous smile, "Five of us, Finn knows more about Esther plots then anyone and he agreed to help."
Klaus stood up fuming, "You are bringing that traitor back here? After everything he's done? He almost killed all of us and then he decided to run away again with that red head broad! I'm surprised that irritable woman agreed to let him come here."
Elijah sighs, "Sage is coming with him –."
Klaus laughed, "She had gotten braver with having her love again, I remember her being spiteful when I daggered him, she couldn't stand to be in the same continent as me." Klaus remembered Marie traveling with Sage for a few decades after he daggered Finn, leaving the woman heartbroken. Marie gave her company and tips on where he was because the sight of him angered her.
Rebekah smiled, "At least one thing hasn't changed, when the family is in danger everyone comes together."
"Too bad the tarnish ones can't stay away." Klaus grumbled.
There you have it! This story will be different from the show with character entrances, plot, and so forth.
I had to add Sage and Finn, I was disappointed in the Originals for not mentioning Sage since she was a big part of Finn's arc and character development in the Vampire Diaries. So in the first story there is a lot more Sage and Finn moments and they were both spared, unlike in the show where Finn barely had screen time before his first death in the Vampire Diaries.
Let me know what you think? Tell me about your thoughts on what you predict when the big bad Dahlia comes into play. I am planning on leaving it with Dahlia to focus more into character development because even in the Originals the Hollow was way too focused on Hayley's arc then the actual family, like come on its called the Originals it's supposed to be about this family. But I haven't decided yet, I would love to hear any suggestions from you.